US inflation shocker leaves trail of confusio...

Send us Fan MailMiddle East tensions return to the spotlight, pushing oil prices higher. RBNZ delivers a hawkish hike, raising questions about other central banks. Fed minutes will be closely watched as September hike odds remain elevated. Risk appetite fades; the dollar stands r ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailMajor equity indices reach fresh record highs, but AI valuation concernslinger. Fed policy remains in focus ahead of Fed minutes as light Fedspeakpersists. ECB attention shifts to September; Lagarde’s successionspeculation in the spotlight. Pound outperforms ahead ...  Show more

Yesterday the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 0.75% in another hawkish pivot in their on-going quest to tame inflation. They also said they intend to raise interest rates a further 1.75% across their remaining four meetings in 2022

We discuss the market fa ...

* Surprise earnings send Nasdaq on a roller coaster. * Companies are paying the price for not raising their prices. * Bitcoin trading above $40k, perhaps for the last time. * $10/gallon gasoline on the horizon. * Rising Euro will be problematic for the US economy. * Jobs report r ...  Show more

Last week's softening of the Trump administration's tariff policies super charged the stock market to its biggest daily gains in years, but incoherent messaging from the White House has investors second-guessing the rally in stocks and selling U.S. Treasuries and the Dollar. Plus ...  Show more

Asian stocks struggled for direction at the open after US markets had a volatile session amid speculation about the future of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In tariff news, President Trump dialed down his confrontational tone with China in an effort to secure a summit with ...  Show more